Thesaurus results for PYRE

pyre

noun

Definition of pyre

as in pile

a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body a funeral pyre

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Recent Examples of pyre In Germany, northeastern France and many parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic, people still build elaborate bonfire pyres to light in the evening and tend long into the night. — Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 One of the most famous artists in the world, Anselm Kiefer, installed a funeral pyre of nearly 300 of his works at Marian Goodman on West 57th Street, one of the more prestigious galleries at the time. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death. — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pyre

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Noun

The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Around them stand darkened houses, and uncollected trash piles up on the street.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

The advantage of starting from scratch, according to Google, is that these new laptops share the same software stack as Android phones.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
The building is closer than the smoke stack in both distance and elevation to the Hoan Bridge, so some of the exhaust could blow across the bridge under certain weather conditions.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of stack

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Iconic views of both sea and Grand Prix road below the cantilevered hills ensure that guests slide into the prestigious fantasy of the place with nary a hitch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The film, which Variety unveiled last year, follows Sethu and Nikita, who, in the wake of their young daughter’s death, retreat to an isolated house in the hills of Idukki in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hill

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There’s a real buzz in the air, both from the eager Londoners queuing patiently for their order, and from the heady fumes of roasting beans—piled up like mountains of glossy jewels behind the counter.

— Sarah Allard, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction Executive Director Keri Marrs Barron stood at the closed 27-acre Portage compost site to show the massive mountains of debris.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026